268: Reducing the stigma around mental health with Ben West - Part 2

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🗓️ 12 May 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

For another episode during Mental Health Awareness Week the boys chatted to mental health campaigner, Ben West.

After Ben lost his younger brother to suicide in 2018, Ben realised he needed to take action to raise awareness around mental health, suicide prevention and make teaching about mental health awareness compulsory in schools.

Ben and the boys chat about how incredibly important it is to open up about our own experiences with mental health issues and how we can make real change tackling mental health in society.

Ben’s book is an essential read and you can find it here

For more information and support you can go to mentalhealth.org.uk or mind.org.uk, or if you need to speak to someone urgently call 116 123 to talk to Samaritans

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1:17.7	Hello everyone. Welcome back to part two of private parts. The podcast where nothing is off limits.
1:28.1	That's right. It's damray especially our emotions. That is, yeah, we've been quite emotional in
1:32.4	the podcast recently. We have. Which is a good thing. Yeah. I'm trying to teach into
1:35.7	my own. We're talking about it on a personal level now. Yeah. Which is good. Wow.
1:41.0	Ben, we're still here with you as well. Hello. Hello. You're still here, buddy.
1:44.0	It was your birthday the other day. Yeah, Sunday. 22. 22. That is Matt. 22. I'm 10 years old.
1:50.4	I'm 11 years old. I'm 11 years older than you. I was your age. I was doing nothing.
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